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The freedom to access health care

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the deep social and economic divisions that make access to affordable and quality health care a distant reality

The freedom to get an education

Despite technological advancements, close to half the country's children don't have access to knowledge and learning, even when they go to schools

Independence Day: Freedom to earn a livelihood with dignity

Private companies need to adopt policies and practices that take responsibility for a critical element in their functioning—migrant workers

Independence Day 2020: The freedom to laugh

Laughter has not made it to the list of endangered species yet, but runs the risk of it

July sales leave automakers upbeat

Indian carmakers are upbeat as sales in July are at similar levels as last year, but the road ahead may be tough

Flagging growth: Economic uptick fails to enthuse

June's better economic indicators were a result of pent-up demand; activity peters down in July

RBI's protection plan against bad loans

Anticipating the inability of individuals and corporates to repay loans due to the pandemic, the RBI comes up with a restructuring programme covering various sectors

Migrant workers: Between a rock and a hard place

Migrant workers who returned to villages face the prospect of choosing between low rural wages and the fear of infection on returning to their old urban jobs

NEP 2020: Can India attract foreign universities?

The National Education Policy opens doors for foreign universities to set up campus in India—a policy that has long been in limbo—but its success depends greatly on the next steps of implementation

An uncertain rural boom

While a few rural numbers may have looked up in June, it is too early to call this a broad-based demand uptick

Cover story: Pawan Munjal, hinterland hero

Hero MotoCorp has seen a sharp rebound on the back of strong rural sales. Can it sustain?

'There's a clear case to bring down GST': Pawan Munjal

From discussing how to safely live with the virus and the future of electric mobility to the science behind namaskar, the 64-year-old entrepreneur talks about a wide range of issues in an exclusive interview with Forbes India

India's aviation sector battles heavy turbulence

Most airlines are on the verge of crash-landing as the likes of SpiceJet, IndiGo and GoAir face acute losses due to the economic slowdown and Covid-induced lockdowns

Maruti: Why small is big, once again

As consumers downtrade and first-time buyers view cars as an antidote to public transport in a pandemic, Maruti gets back to what it would do best: Selling minis

'Am relieved, but not euphoric': Maruti's Shashank Srivastava

Shashank Srivastava, executive director for marketing and sales at Maruti Suzuki, on impressive July numbers, rural recovery and reimagining business

Big story: Making it work for women

More rural women than men have lost their jobs due to the pandemic, and they could be the key to building a stronger economic revival

Inside Royal Enfield's 'Studio' bet

How smaller-format Studio stores are helping Royal Enfield penetrate deeper into the hinterlands, and bounce back

How Ronnie and Zarina Screwvala's 'Swades' is reversing fortunes

Swades, a not-for-profit set up by Zarina and Ronnie Screwvala, has helped hundreds of city dwellers reverse migrate to their villages and turn entrepreneurs. With many more returning due to the pandemic, the initiative becomes all the more relevant

India at 73: Milestones that made us

Celebrating the successes in the ongoing process of building a nation—in education, livelihood and healthcare—through a photo essay

The great rural hope

If there are glimmers of hope for the economy, they're largely being seen in agrarian India

Tapping China's love for Japanese anime in a pandemic

Medialink's Lovinia Chiu, anime entrepreneur, plans to venture into ecommerce and other merchandise to find new revenue streams for the business, hit by Covid-19

Covid-19: Buyout tycoon Michael Kim shut his top fund. Now, he's ready for deals

Kim has an enviable track record: Since its founding in 2005, MBK Partners has, on average, more than doubled every dollar from investors and had an annualised IRR of 18 percent across its four funds

MSMEs go local, focus on value-for-money

As Covid-19 drives small businesses and startups to adopt technology solutions, small and mid-size IT players see growth by providing localised and value-for-money services

Thoughts on freedom